After I had read the spell, I dropped it back onto the kitchen sink and looked out at the backyard I had played in as a child. I didn't see it though. Instead, I saw the last few moments I had been with Chris when we had been happy together, scared for the world, and willing to do anything to change the future.
I looked into the attic of the Charmed Ones Manor. Or what used to be their Manor. Now, it was merely a toured home of the legends.
I searched the attic with my eyes to make sure no one was there guarding it. When I found no one I opened the attic door more and stepped inside. There, I turned on the attics light and Chris followed me into the room.
"Don't tell them anything. Just stick to your cover story. The less they know about the future the better." I told him as we walked farther into the room.
"But what if they find out who I really am?" he asked in worry. Ever since they had come out of the cellar he had been so worried. He had went over every aspect of the cover story we had both created for him.
His nervous energy was starting to enter my system. That couldn't be a good thing. I had to keep my wits or else I could screw up big time and then the future wouldn't change at all. I had to keep my head on my shoulders and try to steady Chris or else nothing would be successful.
He was asking some of the most stupid questions though. They would never know who he was. Not unless he told them himself. Phoebe probably wouldn't get any premonitions off of him and if she did he could keep her quiet.
"They won't. Not as long as you can pass yourself off as their White lighter," I insisted.
I started toying with my hands. Then I hit them off of my legs in my nervousness. This was big time. This would change everything. We couldn't make anything go wrong now. I hated leaving this all up to Chris. He'd already dealt with so much throughout his life and now he had to go back in time and save his older brother from turning evil.
We had no idea what had changed Wyatt either. It would be hard for him to find out. Plus, he had to make them trust him and everything. It was going to be a hard time.
"And you're sure I won't lose my powers when I go back?" he asked for the hundredth time.
"Not with this spell, that's why we need it. Look, just remember, protect baby Wyatt and you protect the Charmed Ones. Keep them alive for our future." I told him as I pulled him close to me to look into his forest green eyes.
"Great. No pressure there," he remarked.
I took his hands in mine and bit my lip, "Chris, you know you're the only one who can do this. You're the only one who can save us."
"If I make it back." he replied.
I wasn't about to hear anything like that. I had not helped plan this, kill a few guards on the way, and risk my life for him to say that. I needed him to make it back. It would make everything reasonable that I had to go through while he was away. He had to make it back to me.
"Baby, you have to make it back." I replied sweetly smiling as I touched his face. "If you wanna marry me."
We kissed in the moment. It was one of the last kisses I would have from him. I relished it and it ended slowly. We didn't want to pull apart knowing that we had to leave one another for good this time round. I held onto his hand as we pulled apart from the kiss.
"You really know how to motivate a guy, you know that?" he asked, smiling down on me.
I barely ever saw him smile. I enjoyed it as I took his hand playfully and lead him to the holograph of the Book of Shadows.
I waved my hand through the holograph resting on the stand. Then I looked up to him expectantly. It was back to business for us, "You sure you can summon the real book?"
"Yeah," he replied.
"Away from him?"
"Yeah. But we won't have much time once it gets here. His demons will be all over us," Chris drilled the knowledge into me as I nodded.
I knew what he was saying. We had to defend ourselves and I had to divert all of the demons attention to myself when that book came to its rightful resting place. Otherwise, he would never get through the portal.
I walked the few feet between us to him and touched his arm. "I won't need much time. Just long enough to send you back to them."
Then, I looked at his worried green eyes and walked to the wall nearest to us. There I picked up a piece of white chalk and started drawing the symbol needed to open the portal. As I did I thought of everything we had gone over and made sure we hadn't overlooked anything.
This had to be perfect. There wasn't any second chances in time travel. This had to happen right or else everything could be destroyed.
I opened my eyes to the kitchen and knew I had to leave now. I had wasted time remembering and Chris was still out there hurting. So I shimmered straight into the Manor only there I hid myself in a nearby coat closet in order to make sure that the spell had actually taken affect on the Charmed Ones.
I didn't see them anywhere. I only saw Chris on the couch mumbling. He was sweating and he was delirious. Beside him Leo was standing acting as if he didn't know what to do.
Wow, he had got to know his father. Leo was actually still here in this house. Perhaps he had been doing something with his time here. Perhaps it had been setting his parents up again for good. Good luck with that.
"Hurry, before he finds us." Chris mumbled.
For a moment I was paralyzed as I heard him. He was remembering our last moments together like I had been before I had came to him. I had to get to him. I had to get to him quick before he got worse. He might say something that wasn't common knowledge around Leo and it could completely warp the future.
"Paige? Phoebe? Get back here right now! That's an order," Leo called out to the ceiling.
Before I could make my move to take Leo out of the picture Piper appeared out of no where. She was dressed up in a red dress top and black dressy pants. Her hair fell down her back silkily as she made sure she had everything she needed in her purse.
"Wyatt's sleeping and the monitor's in the kitchen." Piper informed Leo as she walked past him.
He looked befuddled and then followed her to the door, "Piper, but you can't go anywhere. What about Chris?"
"Wish me luck," Piper said ignoring him as she opened the door and left.
As soon as the door shut behind Piper a defeated Leo turned to go back into the living room where Chris was laying, but he never did make it. Instead, he was kicked in the head with my foot and out for the count. I checked him from where I stood and smiled like I was the cats meow. Then, I went back into the living room where Chris was lying on the couch talking deliriously.
There I didn't take my time. I sat on the couch beside him. One arm resting on the side of the couch as I leaned over him and the other on my leg. I then placed my hand over his chest as I prepared to shimmer out of the Manor.
There was no time to waste. There was only some much a girl could take.
"Come on. We're going home."